FCC to Soon Begin Process of Getting Rid of Net Neutrality Rules

"Today it is official: the FCC majority has taken the next step in handing the keys to the internet over to billion-dollar broadband providers by publishing the Destroying Internet Freedom Order in the Federal Register".

"Nobody should be able to influence what videos you watch, which sites you read and which services you use, but the Trump FCC's action will take that decision away from all of us, jeopardizing free speech and small business innovation", said Rep. The FCC intends to block any local jurisdictions that try to establish their own net neutrality protections.

The federal government's push to rollback internet regulations known at net neutrality is getting close to becoming a reality. Irregularities and likely fraud in the rule-making comment process may also support the litigation, which will be lead by New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.

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Speaking at the February 22 public meeting at which the item was adopted, FCC chair Ajit Pai said the change would make the agency an ally rather than impediment to innovation, and would goose what he called "regulatory inertia". Earlier this month, New Jersey enacted its own net neutrality regulations, joining Montana and NY in making their own net neutrality policy. There has also been talk about OR creating laws to protect net neutrality within the state. There is also the danger of ISP-approved content and companies, which means if Verizon, for example, starts offering a service that competes against a startup (or even a tech giant, for that matter), they won't have any chance at success.

How this all shakes out remains to be seen. The FCC's rule fails to justify the Commission's departure from its long-standing policy and practice of defending net neutrality, while misinterpreting and disregarding critical record evidence on industry practices and harm to consumers and businesses.

There is no doubt that intense debates and legal battles will ensue over the order and there are strong opinions and feelings on both sides of the Net Neutrality argument. Twenty-three Democratic attorneys general later joined the fray. On Thursday, the agency formally published the final notice of the repeal in the Federal Register, starting a 60-day countdown until net neutrality is eliminated. Advocacy groupFree Press recently reported 25 states have introduced bills that would allow the states to enforce net neutrality protections on behalf of their citizens. Net neutrality proponents argued that the FCC needs net neutrality to prevent ISPs from unfairly blocking, throttling, or preferring some content, while conservatives argued that net neutrality would diminish the freedom of the Internet.

More: Net neutrality rules threaten to rewind the Internet back to 2014.

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